One of my goals this year was to create a simplified life, starting with our home. I want an organized, easy to clean, and just simpler living home. So, this means cleaning out every nook and cranny. Luckily, one of my best friends was doing the same thing and even started sharing Emily Ley’s every day tasks with us for a simplified life. But, I knew that I needed to get all my rooms together as well as her little daily tasks. This weekend, we definitely tried to take it easy since everyone was flu free and we had no plans. We just had fun together, but we also organized a few closets. And I started organizing all the girls’ clothes…like taking all of them down from the attic as well.
If you don’t have girls, let me tell you about the mountains of clothes all over my house. M O U N T A I N S! Since Hallen was small, we did a lot of shopping small ( a lot of handmade clothing). We loved to support them, and then got involved with their shops, so those clothes piled up (happily, of course), but everyone also wants to buy girls clothing for gifts as well, because who wouldn’t ?! It’s so darn cute! All the skinny jeans, tulle, boots with the fur, big bows, etc. So, needless to say, for the past 3.5 years, the clothes have just been piling up. There are also so many sizes with kids, right? And then who knows how many girls we’ll have, so I always hate to let things go. But, the time is now. I have more than enough clothes even if our next pregnancy was quintuplet girls! I pulled all the bins out, organized them by size (because somehow over the past couple months, it’s gotten really unorganized with me grabbing random things for Hazel).
I’ve already done three Goodwill runs (not only with baby clothes, but extra kitchen dishes, utensils, my clothes, Kevin’s clothes, things I didn’t even know we had…), and I know there are probably five more to come once I’m done combing through our house. I just don’t want S T U F F to fill our home. I don’t need to be a hoarder to be happy. Clutter gives me anxiety and is really a first world problem, right? So, I’m hoping to clear it all out, and not let much back in!
What are some of your BEST organizing tips? I need some closet ideas for the girls and us. I also have a closet under my stairs that I need ideas for. Even the pantry! Give me some tips for every room that’ll make my house easy to understand so that everything has a place. And maybeeeee tell me I need to go through the girls’ clothes again to get rid of EVEN more!
{And don’t act like you don’t organize in your beanies! ha!}
Kristina
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Nicole
I have zero help for You! I have three girls, so the bins of cLothes from them is insane, plus the fact that i can barely let anything go does not help the matter!! Lol! Good luck!!
19 . 01 . 2018Sheree
Nice tips! besides the organization, cleaning and giving clothes out also help the soul to clean and get rid of old energy. so good for you!!
19 . 01 . 2018Helena Marz
These are great to have to keep orgAnized especially if you have tons of clothes! HOnestly i have not been organized wih my clothes for quite some time and its about time that i start! Thanks for these tips❤️
20 . 01 . 2018Kristina
I still have so much to do. This is just the tip of the iceberg haha! xx
22 . 01 . 2018Pentené
The bins are a great start to organizing. Good for you on getting a handle on it. I’M always cleaning out my closet and getting rid of clothes I no longer want or my son can no longer fit to help better organize the closets. Pinterest has a lot of great organization ideas.
Xoxo
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Kristina
Why have I not thought of Pinterest?! Thank you! Going there now! xx
22 . 01 . 2018Melissa | Bubby and Bean
We just moved which forced us to get rid of stuff, and you are not kidding about little girls’ clothes piling up! Boys’ too! We had almost 10 garbage bags. It feels good to declutter.
21 . 01 . 2018April
I’m afraid I’m not much help either. I have two girls as well and the piles of clothes seem never ending. Every year or so I go through what they have outgrown and donate it, but even that isn’t enough.
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21 . 01 . 2018Kristina
Ha! I know what you mean! The clothes for girls just keep piling up no matter what you do!
22 . 01 . 2018Jen
Good for you!! I am always avoiding going thRough the kids clothing but when you do it mAkes life so much nicer! I definitely Want to read that book as mY Life could use it lol.
21 . 01 . 2018Kristina
Haha! One day I just couldn’t look at the clutter any longer, and once I started, I couldn’t stop! xx
22 . 01 . 2018Debbie Savage
I am still in the process of organizing items for donations. it is such a long and painful process! I like to get the help of my kids as well. i know through the hard work they feel a sense of pride. i really appreciate your insight on this!
22 . 01 . 2018xo Debbie | http://www.tothineownstylebetrue.com
Kristina
It seems like it takes so long to go through everything! Good luck with your organizing process too! xx
22 . 01 . 2018Jenny @ The Sensible Shopaholic
I’ve been organizing like crazy lately too. We are looking to move in the next year so I’m trying to purge as much as possible. PUrging is my biggest tip!!
Xo
22 . 01 . 2018Jenny
Kristina
Yeah! That seems to be the only way to do it! Purging helps organization for sure! Good luck with your move 🙂
22 . 01 . 2018Seraphina Fox
Oh my gosh you’re so organised compared to me haha! I’ll have to get on that bandwagon I am so lazy but your tips will definitely help me!
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